Daniil Medvedev shuts down talk of skipping Roland Garros despite barren run

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/medvedev-daniil/O8qG0Nhb/"]Medvedev[/a] fell to a topsy-turvy [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/medvedev-d-O8qG0Nhb/walton-a-jNRjAU1U/?mid=UTYIaJ2t"]6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6, ‌6-4[/a] defeat on Court Suzanne Lenglen and added that the latest ‌setback in Paris might, however, force him to reconsider ‌his schedule a week before the claycourt major.[/p][p]"[b]I want to play Grand Slams. I know that I'm in good shape and I can ‌play well at Roland Garros, as well. ⁠I can. It's just ‌tougher for me ... I'll always come here[/b]," Medvedev said.[/p][p]"[b]Maybe I should ​consider playing a tournament before. I usually don't do (that) before Grand Slams, but when it doesn't work, why ​not?[/b][/p][p]"So that's the only thing I will consider next year."[/p][p]Medvedev's defeat also extended his struggles on the biggest stage ⁠following three opening exits ​at the majors last year, but he said he was still good enough to compete, even if the game has changed in recent years.[/p][embed guid="d92f0834-dba0-4d1f-b498-feba23e50372" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/2059337478020952349" social-type="twitter" /][p]Players like [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a] ‌have led the way to show greater baseline intensity and physicality, making it harder for others like Medvedev to find their rhythm, especially on slower claycourts.[/p][p]"I think I'm still usually good in Grand Slams," Medvedev insisted.[/p][p]"[b]Yes I can lose (in the) first round, but I don't think I've lost the ability to perform in Grand Slams. So I do think it can come back any moment, meaning at Wimbledon, for ‌example[/b].[/p][p]"[b]But again, if we talk in general about all the ​four Grand Slams, I think if we compared all ‌four Grand Slams to five years ago, the game is different in these Grand Slams, and I don't think it suits me well[/b].[/p][p]"It's very tough for me to get the rhythm going. First round is the toughest ⁠one, and once I ⁠get through it, maybe ‌I can do better."[/p]